Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

TA 3 L V. GRECIAN MIEASURES OF SURFACE. ORDINARY LAND MEASURES. Square Feet. Perches. Square Feet. I0 IO (Square Foot) - - - 1'0226 | 1 0226 36'ELao.c... | 36'81456,, 36'81456 | 100 27- "Arcava (Square of the:ccXaatoc).. 102a26266,, 102'26266 t 33 23 4 8- Hpu,:e e - * - * - 852'1888 3 35'439 1666 2 46 - 162 2 "EKrocs -. 1704'3776 6 70'877 | 2500 694 25 3 1: "Apovpa - - 2556.5664 9 106-318 1 0,000 2777 100| 12 6 4 A'PON - - 10,2262656 37 153,02 % This differs from a rood, or a quarter of an acre, by little more than 2 perches; for the rood contains 40 perches. N. B. - It is worth while to notice how the decimal and duodecimal systems are combined in the above scale, and also in the measures of length.

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Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.
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Smith, William, Sir, 1813-1893.
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Boston,: C. Little, and J. Brown
1870.
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